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was RGarella on that other platform (Jan 2025 and earlier posts are from there). More about me at linkedin.com/in/garella.

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The hidden ICE blueprint that should horrify every American | Will Bunch An internal Department of Homeland Security document shows how ICE plans to cram thousands of detained human beings inside a Georgia warehouse.

While people trying to make a better life for their families are to be packed into warehouses and denied access to lawyers, the human traffickers who raped children are looking forward to attending galas at Trump's ballroom. www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

23.02.2026 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's weird, Klein and Levin are totally different names, they have nothing in coβ€”
Oh.

09.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So those 300 or so @washingtonpost.com staffers that #Bezos fired?
He could have paid all their salaries for about another two years with what he spent on bribing Trump with the #Melania movie.
(And about 10 more if he sold his yacht.)

09.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Is Nothing Like the Brownshirts, Because the Brownshirts Actually Identified Themselves Let’s get this out of the way: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is nothing like the Sturmabteilung, a.k.a. Hitler’s Brownshirts. Your main clue ...

Per @mcsweeneys.net, ICE is nothing like Hitler's Brownshirts, because the Brownshirts identified themselves.
It's kind of true.
But ICE is quite like Mussolini's Blackshirts, since many of them started off in a violent wing of the fascist party and then were made official.

27.01.2026 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record Β· No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

Tonight (Mon Jan 26) you can start here.

26.01.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record Β· No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œEyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

26.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't watch that lying POS fascist.

25.01.2026 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Rows of World War II graves at the Brittany American Cemetery in France, with the chapel and memorial in the background, Oct. 6, 2013. ABMC photo: Warrick Page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brittany_American_Cemetery.jpg

Rows of World War II graves at the Brittany American Cemetery in France, with the chapel and memorial in the background, Oct. 6, 2013. ABMC photo: Warrick Page https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brittany_American_Cemetery.jpg

"All we're asking for is to get Greenland, including right, title and ownership, because you need the ownership to defend it."

Some might disagree.

21.01.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lehigh County executive says ICE is "evicted" from local offices, hasn't been paying rent
www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/lehigh-county-ice-rent-agreement-pennsylvania/

21.01.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

Give. www.ilcm.org

21.01.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. Everything Trump does is a flex. Sometimes it's also a grift, or a sop for his base, or a service to his various puppet-masters.
But everything is a flex β€” and the crazier and stupider it is, the more of a flex it is.

21.01.2026 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚑️ PHONE ZAP ⚑️ Today & Thursday!
Take 2 minutes to tell the state of PA to stop the needless destruction of green space in South Philly by the city and Fairmount Park Conservancy.
☎️ Gov Josh Shapiro
savethemeadows.com/call-governor-shapiro
☎️ Pa. Sen. Nikil Saval
savethemeadows.com/call-senator-saval

21.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigrant Rapid Response Fund Your gift supports the immediate need for rights and resources in all targeted immigrant communities.

Support neighbors and immigrant communities in Minneapolis and across Minnesota: www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...

20.01.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MLK Day Stop ICE protest at Immigration Court, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

MLK Day Stop ICE protest at Immigration Court, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

MLK Day Stop ICE protest marches up 9th Street, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

MLK Day Stop ICE protest marches up 9th Street, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

MLK Day Stop ICE protest at ICE office, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

MLK Day Stop ICE protest at ICE office, Philadelphia (Jan 19, 2024)

Philadelphia says NO to Trump's blackshirts.

20.01.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLK Day of Action - Stop ICE Raids Join Senator Art Haywood and Interfaith Religious & Community Leaders for a MLK Day of Action – Stop ICE Raids outside the Philadelphia Immigration Count on January 19, 2026.

Monday MLK Day 11am 9th & Market
senatorhaywood.com/event/mlk-da...

18.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a great interview! And his accent, too!

18.01.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending | Common Dreams The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparks outrage as Democrats debate funding for the agency. Should they use their power to rein in ICE's violence? Progressive lawmakers demand action, but top...

Meanwhile, here are the people supposedly "on our side." Minority Leader Jeffries says his focus is "to make life better for the American people."
But to have a better life, YOU HAVE TO BE ALIVE. @schumer.senate.gov & @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social β€”
THIS IS THE MOMENT!

10.01.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today in Philadelphia: ICE OUT FOR GOOD
More actions at www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

10.01.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Schumer, Jeffries Refuse to Join Democrats' Growing Calls to Slash ICE Spending | Common Dreams The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent sparks outrage as Democrats debate funding for the agency. Should they use their power to rein in ICE's violence? Progressive lawmakers demand action, but top...

Meanwhile, here are the people supposedly "on our side" www.commondreams.org/news/governm...
Minority Leader Jeffries says his focus is "to make life better for the American people."
But to have a better life, you have to be alive
@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social THIS IS THE MOMENT

10.01.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotify says ICE recruitment ads no longer running on its platform Spotify confirmed to USA TODAY that it is no longer running ICE recruitment advertisements on its platform.

www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

10.01.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still struggling to understand: Mayor Parker originally said that the added weekly pickup in South Philadelphia and Center City wouldn't take away from other work.
But surely it had to. I mean, were those workers and trucks just sitting around? What's on the other side of this equation?

06.01.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotify: Wrapped in complicity

Spotify is full of ICE recruitment ads. Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops helping ICE terrorize our communities. h/t @indivisible.org
More: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

03.12.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Michelle Obama says the country is β€˜not ready for a woman’ president Former first lady Michelle Obama said at a recent event that the US isn’t ready for a woman president, pointing to former Vice President Kamala Harris’ unsuccessful bid for the

What BS. There are a lot of reasons Harris didn't win, and a lot of reasons lots of people won't vote for candidate A, B, or C.
This kind of statement makes it harder for women to aspire to the presidency. (If we even have real elections in the future, that is.)
www.phillytrib.com/news/michell...

16.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's on purpose.

19.10.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SATURDAY Find your nearest and most convenient #NoKings rally! Make the little ones bigger! www.nokings.org#map

18.10.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Find your nearest and most convenient #NoKings rally! www.nokings.org#map

18.10.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Not in Philly? Find your event here: www.nokings.org

16.10.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sat Oct 18 @ 12noon–3pm
Rally at Philadelphia City Hall and march to Independence Mall
#IndivisiblePHL #NoKings
Be there, please β€” they need to see all of us!

16.10.2025 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

If the Democratic Party were a functional political party, Schumer would have been long gone by now. The age of the dinosaurs is over β€” why are they still around? Step aside.

14.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0